Exodus 5
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
Og derefter kom Mose og Aron ind til Farao og sagde: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk fare, og de skulle holde mig Højtid i Ørken.
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
Og Farao sagde: Hvo er den Herre, hvis Røst jeg skal adlyde i at lade Israel fare? jeg kender ikke den Herre, jeg vil heller ikke lade Israel fare.
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Og de sagde: Hebræernes Gud mødte os; lad os dog gaa tre Dages Rejse i Ørken og bringe Herren vor Gud Offer, at han ikke skal ramme os med Pest eller med Sværdet.
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Therefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? Get you to your burdens.
Da sagde Kongen af Ægypten til dem: Mose og Aron, hvorfor ville I afdrage Folket fra deres Gerninger; gaar hen til eders Byrder.
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
Og Farao sagde ydermere: Se, Folket er nu mangfoldigt i Landet, og I ville bringe dem Hvile for deres Byrder.
6 And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Og Farao befalede samme Dag Opsynsmændene over Folket og dets Fogeder og sagde:
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as formerly. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
I skulle ikke ydermere give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet som tilforn; lader dem selv gaa og sanke sig Halm;
8 And the number of the bricks, which they made formerly, ye shall lay upon them. Ye shall not diminish any of it. For they are idle, therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
og paalægger dem alligevel at gøre det samme Tal Stene, som de have gjort hidtildags; eftergiver intet deraf; thi de ere efterladne, derfor skrige de og sige: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til vor Gud.
9 Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard lying words.
Lader Trældommen blive svar over Mændene, saa at de have at gøre dermed og ikke agte paa løgnagtige Ord.
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Da udgik Folkets Opsynsmænd og dets Fogeder og sagde til Folket: Saa siger Farao: Jeg giver eder ikke Halm.
11 Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it, for none of your work shall be diminished.
Gaar selv, tager eder Halm, hvor I kunne finde; men der skal intet eftergives i eders Trællearbejde.
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
Saa adspredte Folket sig over alt Ægyptens Land, at sanke Stubber, at bruge som Halm.
13 And the taskmasters were urgent saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Og Opsynsmændene dreve paa og sagde: Fuldkommer eders Gerning, Arbejdet Dag for Dag, ligesom da I havde Halm.
14 And the officers of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and today, in making brick as formerly?
Og Israels Børns Fogeder, hvilke Faraos Opsynsmænd havde sat over dem, bleve slagne; og der blev sagt til dem: Hvorfor have I ikke fuldkommet eders beskikkede Gerning, at gøre Tegl, som tilforn, saa og i Gaar og i Dag?
15 Then the officers of the sons of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why do thou deal thus with thy servants?
Da kom Israels Børns Fogeder og raabte til Farao og sagde: Hvi gør du saa med dine Tjenere?
16 There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick. And, behold, thy servants are beaten, but the fault it in thine own people.
Dine Tjenere gives ikke Halm, og de sige til os: Gører Tegl! og se, dine Tjenere faa Hug; dog dit Folk er Skyld deri.
17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle. Therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
Og han sagde: I ere efterladne, ja efterladne, derfor sige I: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til Herren.
18 Go therefore now, and work, for there shall no straw be given you, yet ye shall deliver the number of bricks.
Og nu, gaar, arbejder, og ingen Halm skal gives eder; men I skulle dog forskaffe Tallet paa Teglene.
19 And the officers of the sons of Israel saw that they were in affliction, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, your daily tasks.
Da saa Israels Børns Fogeder, at de vare ilde farne, idet der sagdes: I skulle intet formindske i eders Tegl, i Arbejdet Dag for Dag.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh,
Da traf de paa Mose og Aron, der stode for at møde dem, da de gik ud fra Farao.
21 and they said to them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have made our fragrance to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
Og de sagde til dem: Herren skal se paa eder og dømme, at I have gjort os stinkende for Farao og for hans Tjenere, saa at I have givet Sværdet i deres Haand til at ihjelslaa os.
22 And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why have thou dealt ill with this people? Why is it that thou have sent me?
Og Mose vendte sig til Herren igen og sagde: Herre, hvi gør du ilde imod dette Folk? hvi sendte du mig?
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he has dealt ill with this people, neither have thou delivered thy people at all.
Thi fra den Tid, da jeg kom til Farao at tale i dit Navn, har han gjort ilde imod dette Folk, og du har ingenlunde friet dit Folk.
